Billy Mountain Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 As far as I can tell, these letters from Sega mainly came from game counselors, who would occasionally mail them to people asking for help. Every now and then, I see one as a rare treat inside a SMS game case. They're just folded sheets of normal paper on Sega letterhead.I recently bought a collection with a few of these included, but by far the most interesting was Alf, since it's already a pretty rare game. There are a bunch of databases and lists of these, but I can't find a scan (or even mention) of the letter for Alf anywhere.I'm not a member of any Sega groups so I am posting here. In case this is really the first one ever found/scanned, here are the images. I know it's insignificant to most, but it's still a tiny piece of video game history =) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Hint 1: Don't play this. Hint 2: We're really, really sorry for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I recently bought a collection with a few of these included Great find. One of my biggest video game regrets is not taking my SMS games with me when I moved out... my mother sold her house eventually and that meant I didn't have a chance to retrieve my 5200 games, my Master System games or my Genesis games... and I had all of the SEGA printouts sent to me from the very kind game councilors (or whatever the SEGA equivalent was) tucked into the various games. Nowadays, I've replaced all of those games and have PDFs for the printouts, but I miss those original, bad xeroxes I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I have a gold mine of Sega Master System hint sheets, perhaps 50+, sent to me from Sega in the late 80's. Perhaps I will scan them one day if it generates interest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtfreak Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I have a gold mine of Sega Master System hint sheets, perhaps 50+, sent to me from Sega in the late 80's. Perhaps I will scan them one day if it generates interest. This is the first I've herd of these mailers. I would love to find out more about these and see what ppl have acquired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtfreak Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Does anyone have a link to a list of these online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) http://www.smstributes.co.uk/view_page.asp?articleid=242 These guys have quite a few scanned, and I'm sure would appreciate more. They DONT have ALF... I'd let them know, I love the SMS, but I personally hate those boards. A couple good folk, but man... anyway... Edited June 18, 2017 by Torr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Mountain Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yeah, I saw that list and a couple databases like it, and none of them have Alf. That's why I wanted to scan and post it *somewhere* just in case. Some of them are really useful hints too. Maybe not so much with Alf, but the one for R-Type taught me things I'd never learn on my own. I'm not a member there, but if anyone here is, feel free to take those scan images and add them to any database you'd like =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I received quite a few of these back in the day. One for R-Type, another for Phantasy Star. All you had to do was call 1-800-USA-SEGA and ask them for any tips or tricks, the CSR would take down your name and address and send them to you I was a repeat offender with calling them....and that 800 number is etched permanently into a section of my brain as a result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 1-800-265-SEGA I remember? Maybe Canada was different or my memory fuzzy Edited June 30, 2017 by Torr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 This is the first I've herd of these mailers. I would love to find out more about these and see what ppl have acquired I actually called and got one for Phantasy Star. Sadly, it's long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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